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11.01.2024 / 15:13

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office: Where the victims are now including Alan Bates and Jo Hamilton

Viewers have so far been gripped with new ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which follows the story of the Post Office Scandal and the impact it has has on the real lives of those affected by it. The miscarriage of justice saw those wrongly accused endure immense suffering. Alongside those who went bankrupt and the pregnant mum facing jail, there are the four people who died by suicide and the 33 others no longer here and so will never see justice. The scandal goes back to 1999, when the Post Office rolled out a new computer accounting system Horizon, put in place to improve efficiency. But software glitches led to false financial discrepancies. This resulted in hundreds of innocent postmasters being accused of theft, false accounting, and fraud, the Mirror reports.

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Where you've seen the cast of BBC's An t-Eilean before from Outlander to Shetland

This upcoming drama set in the Outer Hebrides and performed entirely in Gaelic is a must-watch when it arrives on BBC iPlayer next week.

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ITV ‘overwhelmed by the power of our Post Office drama’ after huge success

Actors and staff behind an ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal have been left “proud and overwhelmed by the power our drama has had”.

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11.01.2024 / 15:30

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Post Office scandal: Petition to strip Paula Vennells of CBE reaches one million signatures after Horizon scandal

A petition asking for the former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to be stripped of her CBE because of the Horizon scandal has now got over one million signatures.

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: All of the real-life people behind the ITV drama

Throughout the first week of January, ITV viewers at home have been gripped by fresh new drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which followed the real life journey of several sub-postmasters who were wrongfully accused (and in some cases even charged) with stealing from the Post Office, thanks to a Horizon computer error.The show, which spanned across four nights in total, saw a star studded cast including Toby Jones, Will Mellor and Julie Hesmondhalgh bring the story to life, including their ongoing fight for justice and compensation for the hundreds of people that were still affected by the error. In emotional scenes, fans saw the toll of the scandal with their own eyes, with several of the accused having lost their jobs, their homes and in some cases even having taken their own lives after struggling to cope with the mental toll of being wrongfully blamed for the error.

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ITV Mr Bates vs The Post Office star 'fuming' after discovering real-life scandal

Will Mellor was left "fuming" after playing Lee Castleton, a victim of the Post Office scandal, in ITV's series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.The series tells the true story of Alan Bates and his fight for justice following the Post Office scandal in the late 90s. The cast, alongside Will, 47, includes Toby Jones, Katherine Kelly, Amy Nuttall, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Monica Dolan, Lia Williams and Alex Jennings.There are four episodes in the series, with all of them available to watch on ITVX. After filming, Will questioned how those responsible for the crisis could live with themselves and labelled it as "vile" that former Post Office boss Paula Vennells received a CBE.

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11.01.2024 / 15:14

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Where ITV1's Mr Bates vs the Post Office is filmed

ITV1's Mr Bates vs the Post Office retells the story of how hundreds of innocent subpostmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft.

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office's Toby Jones' life off screen with Emmerdale dad and famous mum

The familiar face of Toby Jones has returned to our screens for the new ITV drama Mr Bates vs Post Office, but what fans might not know is that he also has star-studded parents.Toby, 57, who holds an OBE, is best known for being the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films from 2002 to 2010. Other huge roles from the actor include Percy Alleline in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Claudius, the announcer for The Hunger Games.

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV: What it's about, full cast, when it's on and how many episodes there are

A new year brings plenty of new drama series to get stuck into. The latest from ITV follows the shocking real-life story of the Post Office scandal, which has been unfolding for the past two decades.

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New Year Honours list 2021 in full - Lewis Hamilton, Craig David and Covid heroes

Seven-time Formula One winner Lewis Hamilton and actress Sheila Hancock lead a rollcall of stars of screen, music and sport receiving gongs in the New Year Honours List.

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